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NALC appoints new chief executive

By Laura Sharman | 20 March 2014

Jonathan Owen has been appointed as the new chief executive of the National Association of Local ...

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Budget boost for Troubled Families

By Heather Jameson | 20 March 2014

The Troubled Families unit will be expanded under plans released within the Budget.

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Council 'delivers' despite challenges

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 March 2014

Barnet LBC’s controversial outsourcing programme was ‘always going to be challenging,’ according ...

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Lamont: Osborne still has half the job to do

By Michael Burton | 20 March 2014

Chancellor George Osborne has taken a long view about the public finances in his Budget, a former...

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Think tank: Bosses must overcome fear of digital

By MJ Correspondent | 20 March 2014

Local authority leaders must overcome their cultural resistance to digital, the NLGN thank tank h...

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Union: Whitehall capability endangered by pay decisions

By Jonathan Werran | 19 March 2014

The gap between senior managers’ salaries and the wider economy has grown, senior civil servants ...

Sompting stupid

19 March 2014

Sometimes it’s hard to find the words to say it’s over but in the case of three parish councillor...

Pickles asked to choose between boobs and books

19 March 2014

There are a lot of things that cross Eric Pickles’ desk in his role as communities minister.

A baad idea

19 March 2014

Eyebrows were raised last year when the Taxpayers’ Alliance came up with a baa-rmy idea.

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Chancellor promises £200m for potholes in limited transport giveaway

By Dominic Browne | 19 March 2014

Chancellor George Osborne played it safe in today’s budget with transport and infrastructure spen...